Horror Movie Survival Guide

Blood Feast - "Have you ever had an Egyptian Feast?" Up next we discuss an early entry into the splatter pantheon BLOOD FEAST (1963) . A suburban housewife wants to throw a lavish dinner party for her daughter. Inspired by her daughters studies in Egyptian history - she enlists the services of the deli man to cater her event as a surprise ...the most surprising thing is what's reall...

MANIAC - "Pretty for Me" Our GORE round kicks off with the cult classic MANIAC (1980) . Another tale inspired by Ed Gein's terrible deeds, like Psycho & Texas Chainsaw Massacre  before it - this iteration is  set in the seedy world of the late 1970's- early 80's New York. A truly sumptuous treat - Joe Spinell gives a tour de force performance - coupled with Tom Savini&...

HMSG Interview Daniel Kraus We are so excited to have the amazing author DANIEL KRAUS back on the podcast to chat about his new book WHALEFALL (2023) And of course we also discuss the perfect film to pair it with - ORCA (1977) . Can't wait for the WHALEFALL/ORCA Double feature in the future as WHALEFALL will be adapted into a film soon ! DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling writer of...

Litan - "Till Death Do Us Part" We continue our exploration of Folk Horror traditions around the world with a trip to France in LITAN (1982) . A dizzying tale that feels part Giallo, Jodorowsky & Lynch all rolled into one by French Auteur Jean-Pierre Mocky . Set in the village of Litan during the Festival of the Dead - anything could happen!  We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Sup...

Black Death - "You Will Renounce" Plague!!!! Bring out your dead! We continue our folk horror round with BLACK DEATH (2010) . This tale of necromancy pits god vs man during the beginning of the bubonic plague in not so jolly old England. Julia flexes her vast knowledge of the middle ages and Teri will dig into more culty & religious history.  We hope you enjoy this fresh episode abou...

Midsommar - "Ignore the Bear" We are finally covering one of our most requested films for our Folk Horror round at the perfect time of year - MIDSOMMAR (2019) by Ari Aster . This mediation on grief and the power of cultish group-think ignited the box office and became a huge hit for A24. A perfect pairing with our film last week THE WICKER MAN (1973) - as it continues the conversation ab...

The Wicker Man - "Awake Ye Heathens!" Midsummer is the perfect time to celebrate pagan traditions and delve into the folk horror sub-genre! We begin this round with a definitive folk horror masterpiece - THE WICKER MAN (1973) . A haunting tale that puts a mirror up to society and challenges where our moral compass may really lie.   We hope you enjoy this fresh offering from us as tribute...

Army of Darkness - "Groovy" We continue the Bruce Campbell lovefest this wee with ARMY OF DARKNESS(1992) . We see the Evil Dead story ratcheted up to the next next level with a noticeably bigger budget & so many MOAR rubber face effects taking ahold of Bruce! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the show

Evil Dead 2 - "I'll Swallow Your Soul" Can you believe it - it's our 6th Anniversary this week!? We are celebrating by tackling some of your most requested films! This week we cover the Sam Raimi classic, EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) . The legendary Bruce Campbell doing what he does best - hacking & sawing his way into our hearts! Full of glorious practical effects and so much charm....

Thelma - "Hell All the Time" We continue our Pride Month programming with a sapphic tale from Norway - THELMA (2017) . Reminiscent of Firestarter, The Fury & Carrie...a brilliant, but quiet young woman leaves her over-protective parents to start University. We discover that their overbearance may have more to do with her dangerous powers than their religious zeal. We hope you enjoy t...

Otto, or Up with Dead People - "Lonely, Empty, Dead Inside" We continue you our Queer Horror focus this month for Pride by taking a trip to an arthouse Zombie Apocalypse in Germany with OTTO, or UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE (2008) directed by provocateur Bruce La Bruce .  This film is not for the faint of heart! Unrated for a reason! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the show

Bodies Bodies Bodies - "What's your podcast about?" Pride Month continues on with a recent A24 queer horror offering - BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022 ! Featuring a cast of fresh faced & buzz-worthy actors lead by Amandla Stenberg , Maria Bakalova , Pete Davidson & Lee Pace . A fun take on the modern slasher in the digital age, directed by Halina Reijn . We hope you enjoy this fr...

DEAD - "Come to Daddy!" HAPPY PRIDE Month 🌈 our next round is very queer in celebration of the season! We start with a delightful comedy from New Zealand called DEAD (2020). The chemistry is off the charts in this buddy comedy starring & written by real life friends Hayden J. Weal & Thomas Sainsbury . A hapless medium gets roped into solving a true crime with the assist of a rec...

Sauna - "This will end badly for us." We continue our world travel to the disputed land between Russia & Sweden that would eventually become Finland with the historical horror film SAUNA (2008) . We get a glimpse into a rarely seen perspective of war...we follow a team of soldiers from both sides of the "settled conflict" as they are tasked with drawing the new borders for...

Achoura - "I die - it dies." We continue our international horror odyssey this week in Morocco with a boogeyman folk tale - ACHOURA (2018) . A reunion of friends to help defeat a childhood monster. Very reminiscent of one of our favorite Stephen King stories - IT. We hope you enjoy this fresh episode...if you dare! Support the show

Demons (Shura) - "Let the Good In" This week we discuss a classic ronin warrior revenge tale from Japan - DEMONS (SHURA) 1971. This film, from director Toshio Matsumoto , goes hard - giving us one of the most graphic & gore-tastic black & white films we've ever reviewed! We hope you enjoy this fresh episode! Support the show

The Devil's Backbone - "Limbo Water"  We travel to the Spanish Civil War as we continue our International Round of films with Guillermo Del Toro's spine tingling classic THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001). GDT does his thing here - giving you a brutal history lesson and another cautionary tale about the brutality of war told through the lens of a sweet child.  We hope you enjoy t...

Rift (Rökkur) - "The Disappearance Field" We kick off a round of International Horror with a queer film from Iceland - RIFT (2017). This dizzying tale from writer/director Erlingur Thoroddsen of love, loss & loneliness is perfectly suited for the stark landscape of the Icelandic countryside.  A striking thriller that will likely leave you with more questions than answers about what c...

Mandy - "Strange & Eternal" Join us on a wild ride into the strange & eternal universe of SpectreVision's MANDY (2018) . A zealous cult leader upends a reclusive couple's idyllic life by summoning hellish goons to do his bidding. A great film where they just wind up Nic Cage & let him goooooo! Writer/Director Panos Cosmatos vision from page to screen will engulf you...

Murder Party - "Welcome to your Murder." It's spring time and we are already halfway to Halloween - the prefect time to celebrate with a MURDER PARTY (2007) . What would you do if you found a fancy invitation to a murder party...? See what happens to seeming helpless Chris makes his way to this killer night of fun! Directed by Jeremy Saulnier   who we love from Green Room & star...

Sisters - "I Know Karate" This week we cover Brian De Palma's haunting film SISTERS (1972) . This movie has it all - intrigue, mystery, doctors with questionable ethics & birthday cake! Featuring an all star cast lead by Margot Kidder , Charles Durning  & De Palma favorite William Finley (Phantom of the Paradise).  We hope you enjoy slicing into this delicious fresh episode!...

Audrey Rose - "Mend her Soul." One of the greatest cases on film in support of reincarnation - AUDREY ROSE (1977) A man of science & reason, played by the mesmerizing young Anthony Hopkins , follows the path of the occult to what he believes is the living embodiment of his daughter. We hope you enjoy this new episode & come back again for more! Support the show

The Vampire Lovers - "Everybody Must Die." We conclude this round of Lesbian Vampire films with this sumptuous morsel T HE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) . This take on the classic Carmilla story, so beautifully told in films like Blood & Roses, gets taken to the next level as we follow Carmilla, Mircalla, & Marcilla as she devours the affections of her victims. With a star turn by the go...

Nadja - "Everything is Superficial" This week our Lesbian Vampire round takes us to not so distant past of the 90's arthouse cinema scene with NADJA (1994) . Nadja is a Romanian vampire who walks alone at night in New York City. This update of the Dracula's Daughter story is full of delights and a surprise cameo from David Lynch - whose style is clearly an inspiration for this...

The Shiver of the Vampires - "You're bourgeoisie vampires." We continue our delectable Lesbian Vampire round of films with a trip to groovy 1970's France in THE SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES (1971). Arthouse chic, surprising entrances and a psychedelic rock soundtrack make this flick a real highlight in this sub-sub genre exploration! We hope you enjoy taking a bite of this fresh epis...